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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/23/2017 11:02:42 AM

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The Silent services trade blows with the I-158 getting the better of the night phase, sinking two supply ships. Luckily no strikes on cruisers or CVs. Gotta get the good RN DDs into ASW mode here.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 23, 42
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Submarine attack near Patani at 51,73

Japanese Ships
xAK Hague Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Gudgeon

xAK Hague Maru is sighted by SS Gudgeon
SS Gudgeon launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hague Maru

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Submarine attack near Sabang at 44,70

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
xAKL Halvdan, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAKL Halvdan is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 attacking on the surface
SS I-158 low on gun ammo, Chono K. breaks off surface engagement and submerges

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Submarine attack near Sabang at 44,70

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
xAK Testbank, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Testbank is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 attacking on the surface
SS I-158 low on gun ammo, Chono K. breaks off surface engagement and submerges

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/26/2017 2:21:56 PM

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Le Triomphant and the Reid get into it with some undefended barges. Nearly bag em all.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 23, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Langsa at 46,74, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
LB-503, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-504
LB-505, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-506
LB-507, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-508
LB-509, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-510, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-513, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-514
LB-515, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-136
LB-137, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-138
LB-139, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-140, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
LB-141, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-142, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-143, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-516, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
LB-517, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-518, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
LB-1001, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-1002, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Reid
DD Le Triomphant

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 53% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/26/2017 2:26:07 PM

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After that the Georgetown bombardment group makes a significant discovery; CA Ashigara, damaged and just sitting around in port.

I wonder how many other damaged IJN ships are spread around the map hidden away. I'd like to get a few 500 pounders onto this girl, but I'm sure now the base will be crawling with A6M. I've just moved some 4E to India to bomb the oil at Magwe. He seems a bit stretched, so maybe I can get in here, but it depends on how damaged the ship is currently. Now that Sabang is operable, I'll send recon up there to check it all out. Who knows what else I'll find.

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Night Naval bombardment of Georgetown at 49,74

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Caledon
CL Colombo
CL Achilles

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Heavy Industry hits 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

CL Caledon firing at Georgetown
CL Colombo firing at Georgetown
CL Achilles firing at Georgetown
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/26/2017 2:37:17 PM

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The CAs are doing a good job of disrupting the Japanese staging into Singers. Hopefully this adds to the difficulty of preparing for the next attack.

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Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Cornwall
CA Dorsetshire
DD Tenedos
DD Bagley

Japanese ground losses:
461 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 2

CA Exeter firing at 56th Infantry Regiment
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/26/2017 2:38:38 PM

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Another few IJN ships now in the straits. Uh, oh.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 23, 42
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Georgetown at 49,74, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Shell hits 1
CL Yura, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Reid
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 1

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/26/2017 2:46:22 PM

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Over Magwe Hurry IIb sweep and clear the air well. The Buffs do not, but the 15 B-26 get through unharmed and get 2 more oil hits. While he's distracted and busy with Singers and the Sumatra reinvestment, I'd like to turn Magwe to rubble. I'm moving three 4E groups to Calcutta to continue the process, and I'll bring the B-26 to Singers eventually, where they can hit troops and oil if opportunities arise.

For Magwe I'd like to not leave more than 25 oil producing. Then move back to wiping the rest of Djambi, and then another surprise coming to do some more big damage to the oil, I hope.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 23, 42
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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-27b Nate x 6
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 32,400 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-27b Nate x 5
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 16
B-26 Marauder x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 3 damaged

Oil hits 2
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/26/2017 2:50:24 PM

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Another light hit on Singers troops and lots of IJ fighters knocked down. I can't imagine he'll be able to keep LR CAPing here, which means we can fly missions with impunity soon and keep a constant annoying level of disruption on the IJA troops.

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Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 10
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17E Fortress x 18
LB-30 Liberator x 6
B-26 Marauder x 3
P-38E Lightning x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/26/2017 2:57:57 PM

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In the 111,43 hex, a x3 terrain IJA blocking position, troops are now in position for a big DA tomorrow. We have a 2387 - 640 AV ratio, which should be enough to force a 1:1 at least, if not a 2:1. The tanks and arty here are good an plentiful, but who knows the added fort levels of the border fortress.

Hailar troops are slowly whittled down and surrounded. In a few turns we'll be able to turn this army south. Since it's about 1/4 of the total IJA AV in Manchuria to start, it should be a serious threat and should force reserves to the front. The aim is to cut off troops on the NE side of Manchuria, to the East of Harbin near Heiho/Sunwu, and to take Tsitsar, threatening Harbin itself. This will leave the north somewhat vulnerable, but I'll leave about 3-4 divisions in the SE in strat mode on the rail in case the IJA make a move toward Mongolia. If the NE sector can be cleared it will shorten the front and prevent the easiest move to cut Soviet rail lines.

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Ground combat at 111,43 (near Mutankiang)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27628 troops, 663 guns, 266 vehicles, Assault Value = 2387

Defending force 22472 troops, 264 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 640

Japanese ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled

Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
77th Tank Brigade
72nd Tank Brigade
34th Rifle Division
40th Rifle Division
76th Tank Brigade
205th Rifle Division
1st Amurskaya Tank Brigade
3rd Amurskaya Tank Brigade
46th Engr-Sapper Bde
13th Naval Infantry Brigade
209th Rifle Division
386th Howitzer Regiment
199th BM Howitzer Regiment
219th Corps Art Brigade
1132nd Howitzer Regiment
1194th BM Howitzer Regiment
215th Howitzer Regiment
1192nd BM Howitzer Regiment
221st Corps Art Brigade
1124th Cannon Regiment
50th Cannon Regiment
1132nd Howitzer Regiment
165th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
78th/186th PVO AA Battalion
1134th Howitzer Regiment
424th Hvy Howitzer Regiment

Defending units:
5th Ind Engineer Regiment
57th Division
2nd Border Defense Fortress
77th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at Hailar (107,30)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39307 troops, 711 guns, 2849 vehicles, Assault Value = 1882

Defending force 6352 troops, 35 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Allied adjusted assault: 586

Japanese adjusted defense: 15

Allied assault odds: 39 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1714 casualties reported
Squads: 132 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 124 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
36th Motor Rifle Division
3rd Motorized Rifle Regiment
61st Tank Division
7th Mongolian Cavalry Division
9th Armored Car Brigade
57th Motor Rifle Division
82nd Tank Battalion
7th Mongolian Motor Brigade
3rd Mongolian Tank Regiment
629th Cannon Regiment
1141st Cannon Regiment
17th Army
102nd Engineer Battalion
624th Cannon Regiment
185th Cannon Regiment
282nd/382nd AA Battalion

Defending units:
8th Border Defense Fortress
6th Manchukuo Cav Brigade
6th Army
49th Const Co
51st JAAF AF Bn

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6th Manchukuo Cav Brigade Wiped Out at Hailar by attrition!!!

51st JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Hailar by attrition!!!

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Hailar

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/27/2017 12:51:05 PM

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After being very quiet throughout the beginning of the war, I-boats have roared to life recently. The Enterprise has only 13 system but 61 float damage. I'll try to make it back to Colombo.

The IJN looks to be taking the threat of Sabang investment seriously, but ...

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Sub attack near Sabang at 44,70

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Encounter

SS I-153 launches 6 torpedoes at CL Enterprise
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/27/2017 4:43:33 PM

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"But the Enterprise is already sunk.... oh, that Enterprise."

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/28/2017 6:03:59 PM

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

"But the Enterprise is already sunk.... oh, that Enterprise."

Wish it was the other Enterprise!!

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/28/2017 8:39:56 PM

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Why not have those CAs bombarded Singapore to slow down the recovery of all his troops there?

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/29/2017 9:37:33 AM

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Back to the war, sorry for the lack of updates. Weeks are busy. It's going ahead regularly though, and the game is just as intense and fascinating as it's been all along.

After the sub contacts in the straits not much happening other than massive Soviet air strikes against troops in the 111,43 hex near Mutankiang. Over 300 2E and 4E hit the troops for minimal effect in the x3 rough forest, and when it came time for the ground forces to attack they found a well entrenched and experienced IJA defiant and strong. The attack came off at 1:2, and not close to even. Ouch.

Since we're overstacked here and he's reinforcing it's time to pull back and swing troops around to where they'll be more effective, again. Strangely supply has been plentiful even though we were at 85k in a 55k hex. Not much disruption either. The troops left to block will easily hold the hex and the quick moving tank brigades will aim for the Koutou pocket, hopefully arriving before the IJA can escape. Other forces may swing up to the NE to hit the positions around Sunwu.

This war is about mobility as much as anything. Hit em where they're not, all with the plan of quickly expanding the frontline forward while shortening the overall front distance and taking the forward IJA railheads. I want to be in a situation where once the better IJ airframes are online and the air war is untenable, the troops on the ground can hold and the AA will take precedence.

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Ground combat at 111,43 (near Mutankiang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66906 troops, 1107 guns, 1448 vehicles, Assault Value = 2385

Defending force 22174 troops, 264 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 619

Allied adjusted assault: 1025

Japanese adjusted defense: 1951

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1794 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 105 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1455 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 133 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 31 (9 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 178 (34 destroyed, 144 disabled)

Assaulting units:
76th Tank Brigade
46th Engr-Sapper Bde
3rd Amurskaya Tank Brigade
40th Rifle Division
34th Rifle Division
72nd Tank Brigade
77th Tank Brigade
13th Naval Infantry Brigade
205th Rifle Division
1st Amurskaya Tank Brigade
209th Rifle Division
1194th BM Howitzer Regiment
215th Howitzer Regiment
386th Howitzer Regiment
199th BM Howitzer Regiment
50th Cannon Regiment
165th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
1192nd BM Howitzer Regiment
221st Corps Art Brigade
1134th Howitzer Regiment
219th Corps Art Brigade
78th/186th PVO AA Battalion
1124th Cannon Regiment
1132nd Howitzer Regiment
1132nd Howitzer Regiment
424th Hvy Howitzer Regiment

Defending units:
57th Division
5th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Border Defense Fortress
77th Infantry Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/29/2017 11:09:02 AM

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This is important. Having vacated the hex to go and take Padang, the Japanese left Benkolen open and the refugee units sitting one hex away just moved in to take it. This is timed to match the approach of some just a few days away. I'll fly in some air support, some supply, and have a few days to get ready to cover the invasion. At Palembang Lowpe has a level 5 field, lots of fighters and some bombers, but could fly in a lot more. Before all troops arrive I'll need to challenge the CAP there and whittle down the fighter cover. That requires Merak to get to level 2 airfields. It's nearly there, so all is on track.

This map shows the extended plans for landings and troop movements on Sumatra. If Sabang has attracted all of the attention it has, this may attract more. Palembang is vital to the Empire. We're going virtually all-in, and I think he will too. What that means I don't know yet, but it's certainly going to shake things up. Possibly the KB will reform and the fighters that have been landed will rejoin it. We have to be quick and we need the AA to land soon!!!

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Ground combat at Benkoelen (45,91)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1445 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 14

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Benkoelen !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: morale(-)

Assaulting units:
Padang Cdo
Pakanbaroe Cdo
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/29/2017 11:23:00 AM

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Why not have those CAs bombarded Singapore to slow down the recovery of all his troops there?

First, they are hitting Johore Baru to close the fields, put damage on the units about to move in and take some supply.

They will shift to hitting troops at Singers, but for the meantime, the 4Es are also here and bombing those troops to keep disruption and fatigue going and also take a few squads into disabled as others are repaired.

Feb 25, 1942

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Cornwall
CA Dorsetshire

Japanese ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1

CA Exeter firing at 18th Mountain Gun Regiment
Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Cornwall

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Morning Air attack on 56th Division, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-26 Marauder x 3
P-38E Lightning x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 22

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/29/2017 11:48:21 AM

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The Japanese invade Alexandrvsk!! This is slightly unexpected and definitely dangerous. I'd seen a lot of ships the past turn piling into the straits between Sakhalin and the mainland, but assumed they were either retreating from Toyohara still or getting a bombardment ready for one of the bases.

As it turns out the mini-KB is here with an invasion fleet and a few SCTFs. I'd placed a few Soviet DDs at Alexandrovsk to protect the base and removed the MIGs out of bombardment range, but LR CAPed.

As the IJN arrived the Soviets first engaged a 3 ship ASW TF of good Es, sinking to of them. These are gold in the early war, so this was a good starting action.

After that a CL led TF entered the area, and the Soviet DDs mauled the Tachikaze and put a few hits on two other DDs before retiring. The 130mm CD guns then got into the action, hitting BB Ise and a big xAK.

The Soviet DDs then engaged the mini-KB in a knife fight at close range and put some decent damage onto CVL Hosho, but lost the old Voikov to a long lance. All in all a great first showing and that should put some fear into the IJN about bringing important CV Bfs into this narrow territory, at least while the Soviet Navy is intact. It'll be a while before the USN can get ships over to support, so these DDs are it for now. The Soviet subs have done nothing against the combat ships here. They're all quite slow, which probably means they're better suited to merchant raiding.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Alexandrovsk at 126,41, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Hachijo, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Kunashiri
E Ishigaki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Rezvyj
DD Retivyj
DD Redkij
DD Voikov

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 75% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Alexandrovsk at 126,41, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Kitakami
DD Arashi
DD Asanagi
DD Yunagi
DD Sawakaze
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2
DD Tachikaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Yugao, Shell hits 2
TB Otori

Allied Ships
DD Rezvyj
DD Retivyj
DD Redkij
DD Voikov, Shell hits 2

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 75% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Pre-Invasion action off Alexandrovsk (126,41) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

174 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Shell hits 2
xAK Nitti Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
TB Sagi
PB Tokati Maru
PB Teshio Maru
xAP Taizan Maru

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Ise firing at Alexandrovsk Naval Fortress
Alexandrovsk Naval Fortress firing at BB Ise

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Invasion Support action off Alexandrovsk (126,41) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Shell hits 3
xAK Turuga Maru
PB Tokati Maru
xAK Nitti Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
PB Teshio Maru
xAP Taizan Maru

Alexandrovsk Naval Fortress firing at BB Ise
BB Ise firing at Alexandrovsk Naval Fortress
130mm B-13 CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Turuga Maru at 8,000 yards

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Alexandrovsk at 126,41, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CVL Shoho, Shell hits 1
CVE Hosho, Shell hits 4, on fire
CS Mizuho
CS Chitose
CL Jintsu
CL Tama
DD Isokaze
DD Shiranui
DD Tanikaze
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Murasame
DD Matsukaze
DD Sanae

Allied Ships
DD Rezvyj, Shell hits 2
DD Retivyj
DD Redkij, Shell hits 4
DD Voikov, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 5,000 yards
Kulis S. crosses the 'T'
DD Voikov engages DD Murasame at 4,000 yards

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/29/2017 2:49:21 PM

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Subs dropped about 90 mines in a shallow open water hex next to Singers the 24th. The next day a big SCTF went right through with two BBs and a gaggle of DDs. The DD spontaneously cleaned up 13 of the mines. Grrrrrrrrr!

Now I've got to face a bunch of fresh big nasty ships I wanted to get crippled. There are still 30+ subs in the straits, so maybe one or two will actually get lucky, but I haven't had much success agains the BB Bfs lately, even though about 10 have moved through massed subs over the past month.

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TF 142 encounters mine field at 49,85

Japanese Ships
DD Asagao
DD Shinonome
DD Shigure
DD Ushio
DD Yudachi
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Karukaya

13 mines cleared

ASW attack near Singapore at 49,83

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo
BB Mutsu
CA Chikuma
CL Yubari
DD Asagiri
DD Shigure
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Hamakaze
DD Karukaya
DD Asagao
DD Minekaze
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

SS Porpoise launches 4 torpedoes at DD Yamagumo
DD Karukaya fails to find sub and abandons search

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ASW attack near Singapore at 49,83

Japanese Ships
DD Minekaze
BB Mutsu
CA Chikuma
CL Yubari
DD Asagiri
DD Yudachi
DD Shigure
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Hamakaze
DD Karukaya
DD Asagao
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
SS Cuttlefish

SS Cuttlefish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Minekaze
DD Karukaya fails to find sub and abandons search

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/29/2017 2:52:58 PM

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At Vladivostok Oscars wreak havoc on the old beat up Soviet biplanes and open cockpit fighters. Even a low CAP won't do the trick. The Oscar is almost as manoeuvrable as them anyway, so it probably will never work. I'll change things up.

Luckily no bombers follow. I'll set them higher and might bring the MiGs back, plus send more AA back here.

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Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24

Allied aircraft
I-153 x 13
I-16m24 x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-153: 1 destroyed
I-16m24: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
I-153 x 7
I-16m24 x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-16m24: 5 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
I-153 x 4
I-16m24 x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-153: 2 destroyed
I-16m24: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 17000 feet

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/29/2017 3:00:24 PM

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Looks like he didn't bring enough for Alexandrovsk. I'd been sending the Sakhalinskaya Rifle Bde from Okha for weeks since the main LCUs moved out to Shikuka, and just sent the para unit in too. I'd been feeling nervous about this kind of thing, but thought he'd try it on the mainland. Luckily for me this I can cover, and the division will be back in full force after a few more days. With forts 5 the place is definitely secure, and this looks like another Japanese infantry unit that might suffer.

Shikuka could be in trouble though. I have a distraction ready, but need some time to get US troops over. I finally got the command change to work (not sure why it took a few days, but maybe there is a threshold for unit size to do it?). Can send planes here too once the runway gets fixed. Nice spot for a few 4Es, eh?

That makes me think he'll go all out to wreck it and counter invade.

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Ground combat at Alexandrovsk (126,41)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5006 troops, 159 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 186

Defending force 4596 troops, 30 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 151

Assaulting units:
Sakhalinskaya Rifle Bde /1
79th Rifle Div /1
202nd Airborne Bde /2
Alexandrovsk Naval Fortress

Defending units:
Guards Mixed Brigade
33rd Ind.AA Gun Co
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Fantastic situation - never saw so many knife fights in so many different bars! Looking forward to your all-in against Sumatra.
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Fantastic situation - never saw so many knife fights in so many different bars! Looking forward to your all-in against Sumatra.
Fortune favours the bold!

It's been tense every day of the war. Crazy!

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/30/2017 9:31:41 AM

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This is what P-38E pilots look like after two months in combat in late 41-42. These guys were switched out of the AVG and almost all kills were made int eh 21st PS in the P-38s. Boyington is the first to crack 90 EXP, but G.S. Welch leads all with 14 kills. A few very good 10+ kill pilots have been KIA, but not too many. Pilot safety is high in these planes flying mostly over our territory or nearby.

There are only 17 P-38s left to keep us going until May when they go into a limited production. I'll save them right now for the Palembang operation. They'll be sweeping with Hurri IIb from Singers while both P-39D, P-40E and some other Dutch planes will be escorting and LR CAPing from Benkolen and Merak.

If we lose them suddenly Singapore becomes vulnerable. The Hurris and USAAF groups can keep up a decent defence, but the Lightnings are the reason this game changed to first force the IJN to bombard the base with BBs, thus putting a good 3-4 in the yards for a month or two from mines, killed off 5-10 DDs, and then also kept the forts going up since there was never any sustained bombing of the base. If they can get to level 5 it's going to be good for the defence. Just at 4.53 now.

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This is the state of things over in Burma. The progress o the destruction of Magwe oil is going okay. He doesn't seem to have the fighters available to keep an extended CAP up here int he face of AVG and RAF sweeps. The B-26 is very effective, and the 4E are now adding in as our sweeps weaken from the newly level 5 Calcutta. So hopefully we can really put the hurt on here and bring Magwe oil right offline.

The IJA is sitting in Lashio with two divisions healing up disabled squads while we air transport some small Chinese units and the Burma division in from Myitkyina. Lashio is great terrain, and if the next attack holds decisively, then this could be a long battle.

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The 26th starts with a stunningly good bombardment from CA Tone at Shikuka. This is a vulnerable base, so I've got to get other defences in here, but right now Alexandrovsk takes precedence, so that's where the mines will go.

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Night Naval bombardment of Shikuka at 126,43

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
MBR-2: 6 damaged
MBR-2: 1 destroyed on ground
Do J Wal: 4 damaged
Do J Wal: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 14 damaged
I-16m24: 6 damaged
I-16m24: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Tone

Allied ground losses:
236 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 2

CA Tone firing at Shikuka

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Singers seems likely to live or die primarily on supplies. How much do you have there, and what are your prospects for getting in more? How are the replacements for the reinforcing LCUs in that base?

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The AVG get whooped today by half of the KB air groups sitting at Magwe. That is a stunning commitment, considering you don't get these pilots back, ever, as Japan. In spite of the improved defences, bombers still get though for 12 hits on the oil!!

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 32,700 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-27b Nate x 2
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 17
Buffalo I x 4
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 4 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x H81-A3 sweeping at 28700 feet

CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 24000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
64th Sentai Det with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
77th Sentai Det A with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 33,700 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-27b Nate x 2
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 16
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-26 Marauder x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed by flak

Oil hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
B-17E Fortress x 3
LB-30 Liberator x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Oil hits 1
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The tanks destroyers of the desert get jumped by the Tainan group today for about 10 lost RAF bombers. Aha! They're in range now that The IJA took Yenan. Didn't consider that when the milk runs were left going. I'll have to stop and let these tanks finally escape, gutting and demoralised.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/30/2017 1:04:42 PM

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Singers seems likely to live or die primarily on supplies. How much do you have there, and what are your prospects for getting in more? How are the replacements for the reinforcing LCUs in that base?

This is true. I've been flexible about use so far, but of course when troops move in the HI shuts down so less is available. It's around 18k now. It's going down more quickly though with combat in the hex, so I do have hopes of getting more in. I've never managed to do this, but I have a few new tools.

One, the CM Abdiel, does 38 knots and holds 550 cargo. So that could be every other turn from a nearby base, but I have to switch the ship around to the Java area to start. Unless it connects with anything in the night he might never actually know it's making those runs from Batavia.

Secondly, I have about 30 xAK filled and steaming off of Sumatra waiting to see if the IJN will bugger off or if any more arrive from the South China Sea. If there is a moment of calm, I'll try to sail some near Sumatra and through. This of course would work much better if Palembang airfields are suppressed, so that will be the primary goal in the near future.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 9/30/2017 1:12:19 PM

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I set a few SBD and a few Vildebeests in the straits and they get one hit on an IJN DD. At least annoying for him, if not too effective.

Dates went after an AVD at Batavia and weren't as fortunate.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Utan Melintang at 48,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Minekaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vildebeest III bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 18

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
AVD Childs

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
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Wenchow looks like it may fall soon. The Japanese got serious here.

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35563 troops, 341 guns, 128 vehicles, Assault Value = 911

Defending force 22432 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 565

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 807

Allied adjusted defense: 484

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1628 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 189 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled

Allied ground losses:
947 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 124 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
17th Division
32nd Division
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
3rd War Area
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

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